Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 43.5% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 86.1% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 24.9% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Montevideo

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Montevideo are more expensive than in Bucharest. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

Montevideo vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 3.5% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.56	$14.37 UYU590.75	+21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.81	$9.64 UYU396.30	+27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.69	$1.93 UYU79.31	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.59	$1.50 UYU61.73	-31.8%
Average			+3.5%

Bucharest vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.11	$2.66 UYU109.38	+126.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.68	$6.01 UYU247.02	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.59	$4.25 UYU174.49	-33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.26	$4.43 UYU182.22	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.44	$4.29 UYU176.39	+38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.55	$1.24 UYU51.13	+112.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.35	$1.01 UYU41.39	+31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.27	$0.64 UYU26.30	-14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.83	$1.66 UYU68.23	+88.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.84 UYU34.37	+65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$0.82 UYU33.73	+86.3%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.51	$6.92 UYU284.32	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON74.99	$47.91 UYU1,969.18	+178.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,126.56	$35,934.74 UYU1,476,885.81	+38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.31	$30.38 UYU1,248.46	+422.1%
Average			+163.0%

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pay 86.1% more for housing

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.70	$43.60 UYU1,791.77	+366.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,618.73	$578.38 UYU23,770.83	-3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,728.15	$419.05 UYU17,222.74	+5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON565.86	$99.70 UYU4,097.44	-23.3%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 24.9% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,296.85	$386.12 UYU15,869.33	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,252.99	$8,206.60 UYU337,283.90	-22.8%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.06	$3.42 UYU140.42	+5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.78	$3.79 UYU155.60	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.01	$5.03 UYU206.76	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON216.84	$58.44 UYU2,401.82	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.50	$10.06 UYU413.53	+16.7%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON341.14	$93.83 UYU3,856.13	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON172.62	$44.64 UYU1,834.49	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON373.90	$109.94 UYU4,518.33	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON460.29	$113.02 UYU4,644.82	+6.8%
Average			+16.7%

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